A real hell of a guy

I always take every available opportunity to lash out at attempts to paint U.N. Ambassador John Danforth as a saint. This is because there doesn't seem to be anyone else in America who is interested in the job. Today's opportunity comes in a column by Cal Thomas about the U.S. and the U.N. Thomas says of Danforth: "This kind and decent man saw firsthand the finality of trying to persuade the U.N. to stop the genocide in Sudan."

This "kind and decent" man is the former U.S. Senator who fabricated obscene stories about Professor Anita Hill so that Clarence Thomas would be confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice. Danforth had a little gang of thugs who spread lies about Hill and wrecked her life. What makes it all really special is that Danforth is also an Episcopal priest, and during the Thomas hearings, he would sometimes take a break from trashing Hill, and run down to a nearby church and celebrate the Eucharist.

To my knowledge, he was never penalized in any way by the church. The Clinton administration thought he was just peachy, and made him the investigator of the Waco debacle, to the objections of absolutely no one in either house of Congress. He was rewarded again by W. Bush, who named him U.N. Ambassador, again to no objections.

Danforth got away with his behavior because--let's face it--all he did was persecute a black woman, and an uppity one, at that--one who had a Ph.D. and who dared to confront a black man. And he was working for a Bush, which always means you can get away with anything.